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The Batten Kill stocking: A matter of class?
If you've been following the Batten Kill trout stocking controversy, you know that the state, in the name of keeping hungry anglers happy, wants to stock the main stem of the Batten Kill with 1,000 sterile rainbow trout (fish whose sole purpose is to be caught and eaten; sterile so, in theory, the fish won't affect wild populations of brown and brook trout). The conservation group Trout Unlimited claims it's naive to think that such a stocking program won't effect the native fish. On Tuesday night, TU hosted a presentation by ecologist Robert Bachman at Burr and Burton's Riley Theater designed to reinforce its stance on the issue. Bachman, a former fisheries supervisor for the state of Maryland, was an entertaining speaker. A roundish, older gentleman, he projected the distinguished, rumpley aura of a college professor.
Wildlife Briefs
Anglers continue to experience good to excellent fishing for largemouth bass at Adams-McGill, Cold Springs and Haymeadow reservoirs. Many of the bass were in the three- to four-pound range. Trout fishing slowed due to higher water temperatures. The upper ends of Adams-McGill and Dacey reservoirs reopened to fishing Wednesday. Daytime temperatures have been in the upper 80's while evenings have been dropping into the 50s. EAGLE VALLEY RESERVOIR Trout fishing continues to be slow with most of the fish being caught using Powerbait and nightcrawlers. Boaters have been more successful than shore fisherman with most fish being caught during early morning and late evening hours. ECHO CANYON RESERVOIR Fishing for trout continues to be slow due to warm water temperatures.
Fly-fishing isn't lmited to standing in a stream
Most people associate fly-fishing with standing in a clear, cold stream catching trout. Jim Laing thinks that's a mistake. "There's a whole other world out there that people just need to discover," said Laing, who is teaching a fly-fishing class at Southwestern Illinois College this month with his fishing partner, Brad Eilering. The pair are on a mission to catch as many species of fish as they can -- from buffalo to muskie to walleye to striper to carp to catfish --within a two-hour radius of St. Louis by using fly-fishing techniques. Laing caught a striper, buffalo, drum, gar, carp and striper on the Big Muddy River below the dam at Rend Lake during a recent trip. His exploits are chronicled in an article on sexyloops.com, the world's premier fly-fishing Web site.
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